FREE! My Digital Studio New In Color Upgrade!

This is great! If you already own My Digital Studio, simply log in and check for updates to add the NEW 2012-14 In Colors for FREE! 

If you don't own it, well, what are you waiting for??

You can run a FREE 30 Day Trial to check it out and create some fantastic projects. 

Any digital downloads you purchase during that time period you can KEEP and continue to use in My Digital Studio if you purchase the program OR run them in your own applications. 

Very cool!

There is an exciting Upgrade coming soon for My Digital Studio called MDS 2. For those of us who own the program already, we'll be able to purchase the upgrade for just $19.95. A 50% savings!

With this new My Digital Studio software you'll be able to: 
Design in spreads
Create with custom canvas sizes
Add more than one color to a single stamp image
 Resize vector stamp images while keeping them crisp
See color combination suggestions
And much more!

If you have questions, please contact me! All my info is on the flyer above - which I created in My Digital Studio!
Happy Monday everyone!
~~Robin

For Sale - first wave!

Hey stampers, I thought I would start posting some of the items I have for sale.
This is part of what's left over from my Clearance Sale yesterday.
There's lots more to come, but I need to do it in batches!
Let me know via e-mail if there is something in particular you are looking for - I just may have it!
stampwithrobin@yahoo.com

Stampin’ Up!© Discontinued Stamp Sets & Accessories For Sale
Note: All Sales Are Final
All stamp sets are USED unless otherwise noted
NEW SETS THAT ARE UNMOUNTED WILL BE NOTED –UM
The price listed DOES NOT include shipping costs In most cases items will be mailed in a Priority FLAT RATE ENVELOPE/BOX OR a Bubble Envelope with postage calculated by weight
NOTE: When you contact me about an item from the list, please provide your zip code for accurate postage calculation.
FORMS OF PAYMENT: Personal Check, cash (local only, please don't mail cash), PayPal (add $1.00 to the total to cover the fee.)
EMAIL ME a list of items you would like to purchase. I will reply with the items that are still available along with shipping and payment instructions. e-mail: stampwithrobin@yahoo.com
Please, allow 5-7 business days for delivery of mailed items.

Clear Mount Stamp Sets  

$8.00 
Elementary Elegance
Posy Punch – like new
Fox & Friends – like new
You’re a Gem
XOXO – like new
Party this Way – like new
Love Bandit – like new
Dear Santa – like new
Silhouette Sentiments (hostess) – like new
Outlined Occasions (sab) – partially Mounted
Funky Four - UM
Fresh Vintage (3 sets) (sab) – 2 UM
Always Elegant (2 sets) - UM
Butterfly Prints – partially mounted
Punch Potpourri (hostess) - UM
So Happy for You (sab)

$10.00
Northern Hearts (2 sets) (hostess) – 1 UM, 1 like new
Clearly for You
Swirls & Curls Verses (hostess) – partially mounted, like new
A Slice of Life (3 sets) (hostess) – 2 UM
Strength & Hope
Warmest of Wishes (hostess)
Best Friends Forever
Sweet Summer (sab) - UM

$12.00 
Peaceful Season (2 sets) (hostess) – 1 UM, 1 like new
Gift Givers – Partially mounted
Flower Fest
Something to Celebrate (hostess) - UM
Touch of Kindness – like new

$14.00 
Stitched Stockings – like new
A Cute Christmas 
I {Heart} Hearts (2 sets) – both partially mounted, like new

$18.00 
Sweet Shoppe Alphabet Upper – partially mounted
Sweet Shoppe Alphabet Lower - UM
Awash with Flowers

Happy New Catalog Year!

It's a Happy New Year across the Stampin' Up! world today.
Why? you ask. It's only June 1st!

Yes, the calendar is correct, but today is the first day of the all NEW Stampin' Up! Catalog and crafters everywhere are rejoicing!!
You can check out the NEW Catalog Online by using the link on the right hand side of this blog. You'll notice the pretty NEW Catalog cover photo - honestly, you can't miss it, it's SO gorgeous! And what's inside is even better!
Online ordering begins at 2 pm est (noon MT) so you have a few hours to be wowed by all the awesome samples and NEW products and make your wish list!

The card I'm sharing today is one that I designed for a special acheivers event with my downline team in April. I love my downline and am so proud of how much they've accomplished this year - they are rockin'!
Ya' know, you could be part of the fun we always have together too. There's an awesome special offer on the Starter Kit this month - Just $99 gets you your choice of $125 in products from the NEW Catalog AND you also get a BONUS of $50 in FREE products from the New Patio Party Suite. THAT'S a fantastic offer and a great way to check it out.

This card uses the NEW Everything Eleanor stamp set combined with the Lovely Letters alphabet. The card base and background layer are in Crumb Cake cardstock.

To make the background frosted, I used my Brayer and rolled Whisper White Craft Ink onto the front of the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder before inserting the cardstock to emboss. The ink was transferred to the debossed portions and created a soft, elegant background.

The ribbon is Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and the pearl accents are from the Basic Pearls package.

I created my focal images with Cherry Cobbler and Pink Pirouette ink. The label image was stamped in Pink Pirouette then trimmed out with my Paper Snips. The medallion image was stamped in Cherry Cobbler then punched out with the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch. I sponged the edges with Pink Pirouette ink.

The monogram was stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Very Vanilla, then punched out with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch. It's sponged with Pink Pirouette as well. The layer underneath is Pink Pirouette cardstock cut with the Circles #2 Big Shot Die. The layers were mounted with Stampin' Dimensionals.

If you look closely at the bottom left inside corner of the card, you can see a floral image just peeking out. That's from Everything Eleanor as well and was stamped in Early Espresso ink.

So there you have it. There's lots to look forward to in the coming days. The NEW Catalog is awesome - I know you'll love it!
I'll be starting up NEW In Color Clubs this month, so watch for details in the next few days. PLUS my 1st round of Paper Shares will be announced early next week. I'm very excited to be offering these this year and I know you'll love being able to get a nice sized sampling of all our Designer Series Papers.

Happy New Year everyone!
~~Robin

Place your order for Stampin' Up! products at this link here: Robin's Online Stampin' Store
Simply click the SHOP NOW button in the top right corner to get started!

Poppy for Men

Ok, one last time. I'm going to miss Poppy Parade.
Admittedly, this color took a while to grow on me, but once it did, I fell in love.
It's a different kind of red, kind of tropical in my eyes and I like that. Hey, anything tropical is good, right?

Anyway, today's card is pretty simple and I think would be a great "man" card.
I designed this for my May card classes and it was a favorite.

It's nearly impossible to see, but the white panel background was embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder in my Big Shot. Gave it a little texture to this otherwise clean and simple card.
The Designer Series Paper is from Just Add Cake and I used Early Espresso cardstock for the contrast. The greeting comes from Perfectly Penned and I added a red Rhinestone Fire Circle Brad for an accent.

Here's a look at the inside:

A different piece of designer paper on the bottom and the greeting comes from the retiring stamp set On Your Birthday.

Today's the last day stampers! Don't mull it over too long, those retiring goodies are gone forever at midnight MT. You can e-mail me or facebook me with your order, or just visit my Stampin' Up! website and place your order in the Online Store. However you do it, Just Do It!

Have a great day stampers - tomorrow is a Happy New Year! WooHoo!!
~~Robin

Place your order for Stampin' Up! supplies at this link here: Robin's Online Stampin' Store
Simply click the SHOP NOW button at the top right corner to get started!

Christmas Goes Patriotic?

Wow, what a weekend!
I know, it's been four days since I posted, but I know a lot of you took a three or four day weekend too, AND since it was my Birthday weekend, I got to celebrate the whole time!

Before I share the card I want to thank all of you who participated in my Birthday Bash Special. It is something I'll definitely be doing again next year, so be sure to watch for it, ok?
The winner of the $25 Gift Certificate was Laura Thompson! I've notified her via e-mail so hopefully she's jumping up and down with joy right now. :)
All of you who placed orders, you can expect to see your Surprise Packages in the mail next week. You're gonna LOVE them!

So, the card today came about because of a challenge. One of my downline team was lamenting the fact that we had very little patriotic items in our catalog, so I took it up as a challenge to think outside the box and be creative with the awesome things we DO have.
Here is the result:

What's that you say? You don't recognize some of the items I used on this card? Weeelllll, that's because you can't buy them until June 1st! Oh yeah, they are coming out in the NEW Stampin' Up! Catalog!

And what's even cooler than that - I used a piece of NEW Christmas Designer Paper for the main panel. It's from the Be of Good Cheer package - you'll love it - and I thought it looked a bit like fireworks. What do you think? It's Cherry Cobbler color and I combined it with a NEW In Color - Midnight Muse (which you'll also love!).

Here, take a closer look at the focal point:

The embellishment is made with the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set - also NEW - and the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies for the Big Shot. I added them to a Naturals Button - yep, NEW too! - and tied it all up with some Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine.
If you look very closely at the Very Vanilla background panel, you'll see some diagonal score marks. I made the design with my Simply Scored Tool and the Diagonal Plate. So quick and easy!

Here's a peek at the inside:

A very simple Vanilla panel stamped with the circle image from the My Friend stamp set. It was new in last year's catalog and again, reminded me of fireworks.

Isn't it cool how you can mix and match Stampin' Up!'s products in so many ways? It's one of my favorite things about SU!.

So, now I bet you're really wanting to get your hands on the NEW Catalog, huh? Well, if you're not coming out for my Open House and Clearance Sale on Friday, June 1st, you can message me and I'll be happy to send one out to you. If you don't already have a demonstrator that you work with, I'd be happy to fill that role for you!

Have a great day everyone - go stamp something out of the box and FUN!
~~Robin

Robin's 48th Birthday Bash!

Hey stampers!

Friday, May 25th is a BIG day around here.
It's my Birthday and I'm turning 48 years old!
I KNOW! I can't believe it either. WHERE have the years gone??

Well, while I'm celebrating with something like this:

 
and this: (Hey! A girl can DREAM, right??)

Ok, maybe something like this: (but probably not....)

It'll probably be more like this:

And really, that's what means the MOST to me! LOVE my family!!

Anyway, this year I'm doing some extra special celebrating! I'm celebrating with you!

I've got a FUN special and GIFTS just for YOU! How does that sound??

Here are the SWEET Details:
From Midnight (est) on Friday, May 25th to Midnight (est) on Saturday, May 26th - 48 FULL Hours - For EACH $48.00 merchandise order you place in my Online Stampin' Store, you receive a SURPRISE 25 piece package of Stampin' Up! supplies!

Your package could contain buttons, brads, ribbon, stamps, paper, pearls, stickers, chipboard, fabric, ANYTHING - really, a FUN surprise for everyone! 
So, if you spend $48, you get ONE Surprise Package;
$96, TWO Surprise Packages;
$144, THREE Surprise Packages!
You get the idea!
Hey, if you go over $150.00 you earn FREE Hostess dollars as well! That's a deal!

As an EXTRA BONUS, for EACH $48 order I receive, your name will go into a drawing for a $25 Stampin' Up! Gift Certificate to spend on your choice of products from the NEW Catalog!
How's that for a Birthday Celebration??!

The drawing will take place on Monday, May 28th and the winners will be notified by e-mail.
WAIT! Did I say Winners?? Yep!
For every TEN $48 orders I receive, I will draw ONE winner for the Gift Certificate!
Your name could go in one, two, four - as many times as you want!

So, don't be shy - share this special offer with all your Stampin' Friends! It increases your chances of Winning even MORE of the Stampin' Up! products you love!

Birthdays are special in my world and I love celebrating it with you!!
I can't wait to send out your GIFTS!!

Here's the link again to SHOP: Robin's Online Stampin' Store
Simply click the SHOP NOW button at the top right corner to get started!
Don't forget - this is a GREAT opportunity to purchase all the retiring stamps and products that are still on your wish lists! They will be G-O-N-E, gone on May 31st, so might as well get them with a BONUS, right?? All Clearance Rack items count as well, so don't wait - Midnight, May 25th - get shoppin'!!

Happy Stampin' everyone,
~~Robin

Eleanor Blossoms

Did you guys see Dancing With the Stars last night??
Yes, I know that has nothing to do with the card I'm sharing today - but really, did you?? Listen, I don't watch much tv outside of the Food Network, but DWTS is one show that we rarely miss around here. And this season has been by far the best.
The finale last night was amazing and honestly, I couldn't have chosen a winner out of the three remaining. I would have been happy for any of them, they were all that good and were all, by appearances, wonderful people too. 
I'm not gonna give it away in case you haven't seen it, but if you DVR'd it you HAVE to watch it! Just Wow, end of subject.

So, my card today may not be a just Wow!, but sometimes less is more and wins the day, know what I mean?

I designed this card in early April for a special Evening of Stamping for a group of my achieving downline team. They got to come to the studio and make several projects using upcoming products from the NEW Catalog and enjoyed a special dinner with treats as well. It was a really fun event and I plan to repeat it - are you reading this team?? Get ready!

Little did I know that the Marina Mist Satin Ribbon that we used on this card was retiring at the end of May, but, it's a small detail that can be substituted, right?
We used the Everything Eleanor Stamp Set and colored the flowers with Real Red and Old Olive. Combined with the Marina Mist, it was a color combo straight out of the Color Coach.
A little sponging around the cardstock and First Edition Designer Series Paper in Crumb Cake gave it an antiqued feel, so the Antique Brad added to the ribbon bow was a great final touch.

Does this qualify as Clean and Simple? I think so, plus it's pretty flat and could be easily mailed - a bonus!

Have a great day stampers! I'm off to my Weight Watchers Weigh in and crossing my fingers that I've reached the 15 pound loss mark. That would be a great birthday present, right?

Speaking of, My Online Birthday Bash begins at Midnight EST on Friday, May 25th and ends at 11:59 pm EST. Be watching for details here on the ol' blog tomorrow, or if you are on my mailing list, look for a special message in your inboxes tomorrow!

Happy Wednesday stampers!
~~Robin